Insect and tick barrier and method thereof

Abstract

A wearable barrier against ticks including a section of material, the section of material being flexible so that the section of material can be manipulated to snugly fit around a limb of a user, wherein the section of material is a flat strip or band of material, the section of material including: a first layer, the first layer directly contacting at least one the user's skin, an article of clothing worn by the user, or a combination thereof, and a second layer, the second layer being an adhesive layer disposed on an outer surface of the first layer, wherein the adhesive layer extends completely around the limb of the user to extend a barrier against a tick, such that the tick is trapped on the adhesive layer when the tick comes into direct contact with the adhesive layer, is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wearable barrier against ticks comprising:
 an annular band, the annular band being flexible so that the annular band snugly fits around a limb of a user, the annular band including:
 a first layer, the first layer directly contacting at least one the user's skin, an article of clothing worn by the user, or a combination thereof; and 
 a second layer, the second layer being an adhesive layer disposed on an outer surface of the first layer; 
   wherein the adhesive layer extends completely around the limb of the user to extend a barrier against a tick, such that the tick is trapped on the adhesive layer when the tick comes into direct contact with the adhesive layer.   
     
     
         2 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the annular band is made of silicone. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer is made of a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable barrier of  claim 3 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , further comprising a cover layer disposed on the adhesive layer. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable barrier of  claim 4 , wherein the cover layer is a non-stick surface sheet, and is peeled back and away from the adhesive layer when being used by the user. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the annular band include an attractant to attract the tick to the adhesive layer. 
     
     
         8 . A wearable barrier against ticks comprising:
 a useable section of material, the useable section of material being flexible so that the useable section of material can be manipulated to snugly fit around a limb of a user, wherein the useable section of material is a flat strip of material that is torn from a rolled up section, the useable section of material including:
 a first layer, the first layer directly contacting at least one the user's skin, an article of clothing worn by the user, or a combination thereof; and 
 a second layer, the second layer being an adhesive layer disposed on an outer surface of the first layer; 
   wherein the adhesive layer extends completely around the limb of the user to extend a barrier against a tick, such that the tick is trapped on the adhesive layer when the tick comes into direct contact with the adhesive layer.   
     
     
         9 . The wearable barrier of  claim 8 , wherein the useable section is made of silicone. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable barrier of  claim 8 , wherein the adhesive layer is made of a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         11 . The wearable barrier of  claim 10 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         12 . The wearable barrier of  claim 8 , further comprising a cover layer disposed on the adhesive layer, wherein the cover layer preserves the integrity of the adhesive layer when in a rolled up configuration. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable barrier of  claim 12 , wherein the cover layer is a non-stick surface sheet, and is peeled back and away from the adhesive layer when being used by the user. 
     
     
         14 . The wearable barrier of  claim 8 , wherein the useable section includes an attractant to attract the tick to the adhesive layer. 
     
     
         15 . A method of providing a barrier against ticks, the method comprising:
 rolling a liner section of material into a rolled configuration, the linear section of material including:
 a first layer, the first layer directly contacting at least one the user's skin, an article of clothing worn by the user, or a combination thereof; and 
 a second layer, the second layer being an adhesive layer disposed on an outer surface of the first layer; 
 wherein the adhesive layer extends completely around a limb of the user to extend a barrier against a tick, such that the tick is trapped on the adhesive layer when the tick comes into direct contact with the adhesive layer; and 
   wherein, when in the rolled configuration, a useable section of material is unrolled a determined length, and is physically separated from a remaining portion of the linear section material rolled into the rolled configuration;   wherein the physically separated usable section of material is wrapped around the limb of the user such that an end of the usable section overlaps an opposing end and adheres to the adhesive layer of the usable section to form a snug fit around the limb of the user.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the adhesive layer is made of a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising: disposing a cover layer on the adhesive layer, wherein the cover layer preserves the integrity of the adhesive layer when in a rolled up configuration. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the cover layer is a non-stick surface sheet, and is peeled back and away from the adhesive layer when being used by the user. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the useable section includes an attractant to attract the tick to the adhesive layer.